OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001

What is OHSAS 18001?

OHSAS 18001 is a British Standard/Assessment Specification for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. It was developed in response to the need for companies to meet their health and safety obligations in an efficient/effective manner. The most recent version is referred to as BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements. OHSAS 18001:2007 will expire on the 12th March 2021. The standard will be replaced by ISO 45001:2018.

What is ISO 45001:2018?

ISO 45001 is an International Standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, with guidance for its use, to enable an organisation to proactively improve its OH&S performance in preventing injury and ill-health. ISO 45001 is intended to be applicable to any organisation regardless of its size, type and nature.

Why should my organisation implement a OHSAS management system?

When you have implemented an OHSAS management system you know that your documented safety procedures are structured to enable you to meet the requirements of the standard. In addition, it helps you demonstrate that your business operates to recognized and accepted high standards of safety in order to ensures legal and regulatory compliance. It should enable you to reduces and remove the possibility of accidents and improve performance.

Why should my organisation apply for certification?

Currently a company can be certified to OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001. It should be noted that OHSAS 18001 expires on the 12th March 2021 so any company starting to develop a OHSAS management systems would be better developing it to ISO 45001. Third party assessment of your management system leads to the award of a certificate of registration and enables clients to use the WCS logo on stationery and marketing material. Certification demonstrates an organisation’s commitment to provide a safe working environment and to protect employees.

Why choose World Certification Services?

World Certification Services offers independent value-added assessment and registration to OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001 thanks to trained and experienced Lead Auditors with the ability to undertake their work impartially and in a friendly manner.

What will it cost?

World Certification Services has always offered certification at competitive day rates. WCS has to follow industry guidance with regard to audit duration and this audit duration depends on the size of the company, risk levels and scope of certification. WCS are competitive and take a sensible approach when quoting certification fees, particularly for small and medium size businesses where the cost of certification is sometimes prohibitive. If you would like to receive a quote detailing the costs involved for a 3 year period of certification please click on Request a Quotation and follow the prompts.

We have found the WCS audit team to be very professional and diligent. Their attitude and sampling methods are intuitive and challenging. We value the relationship with WCS highly and would have no hesitation in recommending them to other companies.